How 12th century Persian poet Omar Khayyám inspired a hedonistic counterculture in Victorian England

Roman Krznaric

· May 20, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Now in Mumbai: The fabulous story of the Indian elephant who walked from Lisbon to Vienna in 1551

Mridula Chari

· May 20, 2017 · 11:30 am

Nobody in India is as mad about mangoes as the Sheherwali Jains of Bengal

Priyadarshini Chatterjee

· May 19, 2017 · 11:30 am

How a furniture designer’s love for Ahmedabad helped popularise Indian crafts in the US

Anu Kumar

· May 16, 2017 · 11:30 am

Why has the idea of civilisation become a battle between the West and the rest?

Ramin Jahanbegloo

· May 15, 2017 · 08:30 am

In photos: Glimpses of 16th-century Persia through exquisite miniature art

The Public Domain Review

· May 14, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Watch: A ‘brief’ history of men's underwear in India, from langots to boxers

Scroll Staff

· May 12, 2017 · 08:00 pm

Watch: The discovery of 40 old skeletons and 300 ‘graves’ causes a frenzy in Uttarakhand town

Scroll Staff

· May 12, 2017 · 01:00 pm

History watch: When criminals could escape the death penalty by beating the executioner in a race

Scroll Staff

· May 11, 2017 · 01:00 pm

Devdutt Pattanaik: Historians too should share the blame for the rise of religious radicalism

Devdutt Pattanaik

· May 07, 2017 · 08:00 am

How India did business is a fascinating story. Sadly, this series of books fails to capture it fully

Sarojesh Mukherjee

· May 06, 2017 · 10:00 am

Videos: How May Day was once celebrated in Hitler’s Germany (and elsewhere in the world)

Scroll Staff

· May 01, 2017 · 05:00 pm

Watch: Cow protection in India has a complicated history

Scroll Staff

· Apr 26, 2017 · 05:00 pm

This fantastical book shows us an Akbar and a Fatehpur Sikri never seen before

Shireen Quadri

· Apr 22, 2017 · 08:30 am

This historical novel goes back to Alexander’s invasion of Bharat

Rahul Mitra

· Apr 19, 2017 · 08:30 am

Photos: The Deccan Medal (and other honours) awarded to Indian troops who fought for the British

Malini Roy

· Apr 17, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Kapur and Kapoor: Two friends survived Partition and changed the way Indians drank tea and coffee

Aanchal Malhotra

· Apr 17, 2017 · 11:30 am

Archaeological finds prove that fear of the walking dead was very real to medieval minds

Alyxandra Mattison, The Conversation

· Apr 16, 2017 · 11:30 pm

Contrary to popular belief, Karachi's Wazir Mansion was probably not Jinnah's birthplace

Akhtar Balouch

· Apr 16, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Watch: The world’s rarest colour actually comes from India

Scroll Staff

· Apr 16, 2017 · 10:00 am